[
UK
/ˌæbsəlˈuːtli/
]
[ US /ˌæbsəˈɫutɫi/ ]
[ US /ˌæbsəˈɫutɫi/ ]
ADVERB
-
completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers
an absolutely magnificent painting
a perfectly idiotic idea
was dead tired
you're perfectly right
you can be dead sure of my innocence
dead right
utterly miserable -
totally and definitely; without question
we are absolutely opposed to the idea
he forced himself to lie absolutely still
iron is absolutely necessary
How To Use absolutely In A Sentence
- I can, however tell you that AB is absolutely freaking awesome!! What I've been doing this morning...
- What we need is the Government to get this absolutely right and to provide certainty. Times, Sunday Times
- If we want to avert a very deep recession it is absolutely vital that these psychological factors are reversed.
- All three leads are simply stellar in their roles and the interactions ring absolutely true.
- Christianity could not content itself with building up its own altar; it was absolutely forced to undertake the destruction of the heathen altars
- There is absolutely no necessity for you to be involved.
- There are only two kinds of people who are really fascinating, people who know absolutely everything, and people who know absolutely nothing.
- Not only was his analysis absolutely on target, he was tremendously self-assured, well spoken and telegenic.
- The Absolutely Fabulous star will lead the cast of a new weekly whodunnit sketch. The Sun
- By that definition, Darren, absolutely anyone with a website must be a troller too.